Tania Hall said she is not sure of job security even after working at Monash for 13 years. Photo Salonee Mistry

Monash staff strike for better pay and conditions

BY SALONEE MISTRY Monash Staff and members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) were striking at the university campus today demanding, better wages and fair working hours. The three major issues covered in the strike included extended...

Monash University staff walked off the job this morning after they failed to reach an agreement with the institution over pay and conditions.

National Tertiary Education Union negotiations have stumbled over two issues, the casualisation of the academic workforce, and a proposal to increase the ordinary hours of work to 8pm.

Increasing the ordinary hours of work would leave those who work unsociable hours no longer able to claim overtime benefits.

Monash employee Tania Hall, who works in the finance department, said staff wages were not increasing to keep step with the cost of living.

“I am striking because at the moment there doesn’t seem to be a lot of job security. We have had new systems coming in, as a result of which they are going to be pushing a lot of people out,” she said.

“I have been here for 13 years and I could lose my job tomorrow,” Ms Hall said.